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Cleavon Little
Born
1 June 1939
Died
22 October 1992
Place
Chickasha, Oklahoma, USA
Acting

Cleavon Little

Cleavon Jake Little (June 1, 1939 – October 22, 1992) was an American film and theatre actor, known for his lead role as Bart in the Mel Brooks comedy Blazing Saddles (1974) and as the irreverent Dr. Jerry Noland in the early-1970s sitcom Temperatures Rising. He also starred in the comedy films FM (1978) and Once Bitten (1985) and the action films Vanishing Point (1971) and the Toy Soldiers (1984).

As actor

Blaze of Glory: Mel Brooks' Wild, Wild West

Blaze of Glory: Mel Brooks' Wild, Wild West

2014 · Self (archive footage)
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise

Mel Brooks: Make a Noise

2013 · Self (archive footage)
Back in the Saddle

Back in the Saddle

2001 · Self (archive footage)
Perfect Harmony

Perfect Harmony

1991 · Pastor Clarence Johnson
Separate but Equal

Separate but Equal

1991 · Robert L. 'Bob' Carter
In the Nick of Time

In the Nick of Time

1991 · Freddy
Murder by Numbers

Murder by Numbers

1990 · David Selby

Goin' to Chicago

1990
Fletch Lives

Fletch Lives

1989 · Calculus Entropy
Once Bitten

Once Bitten

1985 · Sebastian
The Gig

The Gig

1985 · Marshall WIlson
Surf 2

Surf 2

1984 · Daddy O
E. Nick: A Legend in His Own Mind

E. Nick: A Legend in His Own Mind

1984 · Edmundo
Toy Soldiers

Toy Soldiers

1984 · Buck
Jimmy the Kid

Jimmy the Kid

1982 · Herb
Double Exposure

Double Exposure

1982 · Police Chief
A House Divided: Denmark Vesey's Rebellion

A House Divided: Denmark Vesey's Rebellion

1982 · Rolla
High Risk

High Risk

1981 · Rockney
The Salamander

The Salamander

1981 · Major Carl Malinowski, USMC
Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige

Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige

1981 · Rabbit Thompson
The Sky Is Gray

The Sky Is Gray

1980 · Monsieur Bayonne
Scavenger Hunt

Scavenger Hunt

1979 · Jackson
FM

FM

1978 · Prince
Greased Lightning

Greased Lightning

1977 · Peewee
Once Upon a Brothers Grimm

Once Upon a Brothers Grimm

1977 · Wolf
Blazing Saddles

Blazing Saddles

1974 · Bart
The Day the Earth Moved

The Day the Earth Moved

1974 · Harley Copeland
Money to Burn

Money to Burn

1973 · Calvin Baker
Vanishing Point

Vanishing Point

1971 · Super Soul
The Homecoming: A Christmas Story

The Homecoming: A Christmas Story

1971 · Hawthorne Dooley